1994–95 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1994–1995 season was the 116th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and their second successive season in the Football League First Division. It covers the period from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995.

Bolton Wanderers

1994–95 season
Chairman	Gordon Hargreaves
Manager	Bruce Rioch (until 8 June 1995) Roy McFarland (from 20 June 1995)
Stadium	Burnden Park
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	4th Round
Coca-Cola Cup	Runners Up
Top goalscorer	League: John McGinlay (16) All: John McGinlay (22)
Highest home attendance	20,041 v Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 May 1995
Lowest home attendance	8,212 v Ipswich Town 5 October 1994

Results

Football League First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
13 August 1994	Grimsby Town	A	3–3	Paatelainen (2), McGinlay (pen)	8,393
20 August 1994	Bristol City	H	0–2		12,127
27 August 1994	Middlesbrough	A	0–1		19,570
30 August 1994	Millwall	H	1–0	Patterson	9,519
3 September 1994	Stoke City	H	4–0	McGinlay, McAteer (2), Paatelainen	11,515
10 September 1994	Sheffield United	A	1–3	McGinlay	14,116
13 September 1994	Luton Town	A	3–0	McGinlay (2), Sneekes	5,764
17 September 1994	Portsmouth	H	1–1	McGinlay	11,284
24 September 1994	Southend United	A	1–2	Sneekes	4,507
1 October 1994	Derby County	H	1–0	McGinlay	12,015
8 October 1994	Burnley	A	2–2	McGinlay, Coleman	16,687
16 October 1994	Oldham Athletic	H	2–2	Paatelainen, Lee	11,106
22 October 1994	Port Vale	A	1–1	Green	10,003
29 October 1994	Watford	H	3–0	Paatelainen, McGinlay (2) (1pen)	10,483
1 November 1994	Swindon Town	H	3–0	Coleman, Thompson, de Freitas	10,046
5 November 1994	Charlton Athletic	A	2–1	Sneekes (2)	9,793
19 November 1994	Notts County	H	2–0	de Freitas, Paatelainen	11,698
23 November 1994	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–3	Paatelainen	25,903
26 November 1994	Barnsley	A	0–3		8,507
6 December 1994	Port Vale	H	1–0	Patterson	10,324
10 December 1994	Bristol City	A	1–0	Patterson	6,144
17 December 1994	Grimsby Town	H	3–3	Coyle (2), Lee	10,522
26 December 1994	Sunderland	A	1–1	Paatelainen	19,758
27 December 1994	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–0	Thompson	16,782
31 December 1994	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–1		18,184
2 January 1995	Reading	H	1–0	Coleman	14,705
14 January 1995	Watford	A	0–0		9,113
21 January 1995	Charlton Athletic	H	5–1	McGinlay (2), McAteer, Coyle, Paatenlainen	10,516
4 February 1995	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	5–1	Sneekes, Coleman, Phillips, Coyle, Thompson	16,964
7 February 1995	Notts County	A	1–1	Coyle	7,553
18 February 1995	Barnsley	H	2–1	Thompson, Sneekes	12,463
26 February 1995	Derby County	A	1–2	McAteer	11,003
4 March 1995	Southend United	H	3–0	Thompson, Lee, McAteer	10,766
11 March 1995	Middlesbrough	H	1–0	Paatelainen	18,370
19 March 1995	Millwall	A	1–0	McGinlay	6,103
22 March 1995	Sheffield United	H	1–1	Stubbs	16,756
25 March 1995	Portsmouth	A	1–1	Paatelainen	7,756
5 April 1995	Swindon Town	A	1–0	Thompson	8,100
8 April 1995	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–0	Thompson (pen)	16,207
11 April 1995	Luton Town	H	0–0		13,619
14 April 1995	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–1		15,595
17 April 1995	Sunderland	H	1–0	McGinlay	15,030
21 April 1995	Reading	A	1–2	Lee	13,223
29 April 1995	Oldham Athletic	A	1–3	McGinlay	11,901
3 May 1995	Stoke City	A	1–1	McGinlay	15,507
7 May 1995	Burnley	H	1–1	Paatelainen	16,853

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Middlesbrough (C, P)	46	23	13	10	67	40	+27	82	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Reading	46	23	10	13	58	44	+14	79	Qualification for the First Division play-offs
3	Bolton Wanderers (O, P)	46	21	14	11	67	45	+22	77
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	21	13	12	77	61	+16	76
5	Tranmere Rovers	46	22	10	14	67	58	+9	76

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Football League First Division play-offs

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
14 May 1995	Semi Final First Leg	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–2	McAteer	26,153
17 May 1995	Semi Final Second Leg	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–0 (a.e.t.) 3–2 (agg)	McGinlay (2)	20,041
29 May 1995	Final	Reading	Wembley Stadium	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Coyle, de Freitas (2), Paatelainen	64,107

F.A. Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
7 January 1995	Round 3	Portsmouth	A	1–3	Sneekes	9,721

Coca-Cola Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
21 September 1994	Round 2 First Leg	Ipswich Town	A	3–0	McAteer, McGinlay, Thompson	7,787
5 October 1994	Round 2 Second Leg	Ipswich Town	H	1–0 4–0 (agg)	Sneekes	8,212
25 October 1994	Round 3	Sheffield United	A	2–1	Paatelainen, Scott (og)	6,939
30 November 1994	Round 4	West Ham United	A	3–1	McGinlay (2) (1pen), Lee	18,190
11 January 1995	Round 5	Norwich City	H	1–0	Lee	17,029
12 February 1995	Semi Final First Leg	Swindon Town	A	1–2	Stubbs 10'	15,341
8 March 1995	Semi Final Second Leg	Swindon Town	H	3–1 4–3 (agg)	McAteer 64', Paatelainen 71', McGinlay 88'	19,851
2 April 1995	Final	Liverpool	Wembley Stadium	1–2	Thompson 69'	75,595

Top scorers

P	Player	Position	FL	FAC	LC	Total
1	John McGinlay	Striker	16	0	4	20
2	Mixu Paatelainen	Striker	12	0	2	14
3	Alan Thompson	Midfielder	07	0	2	09
4=	Jason McAteer	Midfielder	05	0	2	07
4=	Richard Sneekes	Striker	06	1	1	08